New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-23
RAIN IN GREAT ABUNDANCE.
SOME LIGHTNING STROKES IN THE CITY.

FINE APPEARANCE OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
TRAINS DELAYED BY THE FLOOD.
Five hundred and sixty-fvs Million six hundred and
twenty-one thousand, hundred and sixty
t565.62l.760 gallons Of water fell Manhattan Island
yesterday in the space Of thirty eight minutes And yet
the meteorological records forth the Insignificant
statement that between 1852 and 8: 80 p. there
rainfall OF .4s inches. Why, here's water wasted
In half An hour than General Newton drive through
the Croton Aqueduct In FIVE aud half days 1t doesn't
speak we'll for American ingenuity that all this good
water Is allowed to into the Afew ankfus might
be saved just to show Nature that her efforts appre
ciated The good dame isn't going to open her store
houses every day to the sreetcleaning brigade
few hundred dollars
The storm crept up from the southwest its dark shad
ows stealing the city the of thrtyve miles
hour The serraed edges OF the ragged storm clouds
scraped upon the Bergen Hills and the conclusion
opened the flood gates The tempest wrestsd with tee
graph poles and wires, breaking and entanging them
until messages went all astray IN the effort to speed
across the Jersey meadows Then the lightning danced
upon the wreck and flashing across the North River
fsked about tho operating at the top OF the West
Union Building. No harmed. Each key has
private lightning arreser that checks all obstreporous
electric currents. The big pole in Nassaust between
Pine and Cedar struck by lightning at p. and
but for the net work OF wires attached to 1t would
have fallen 10 the ground. The storm played havoc
with the wires between this city and Hartford For
threequarters OF hour message could be gotten
through All damage will be repaired by to-day.
At 800 the thunder exceptionally heavy. Big guns
OF the heavens dischargng necessarily and light
ming appeared TO strike fearfuy close to tho city. The
humidity at p excessive.
The intelligent young who sits at the top OF the
Equitable Building and tells reporters all he knows about
the weather received warning OF a cyclone at 1t
up the OF Florida, accom- panied
by gale. IL Is TO be hoped that the gale will not let 1t
get away No cyclone should be permitted loose
Shortly after p. III. hagpOe on the Germania Bauk
building. at Rivngton-st and the Bowery, struck
by lightning. There two poles the roof OF the
building. and until lately both were surmountod
by gilded balls but In q recent storm the ball
blown of the top OF the pole nearest the front OF the
building The iron rod which had supported the ball re-
manned sticking above the top OF the pole Occupants
o. the building startled In the middle OF the storm
yesterday by binding fash panied by terrifying
thunder. Some OF them thought they felt charge OF
electricity through them but no person IN the build
ing hurt Clerks who looking out OF the win
dows OF tho bank into Rivngtonst said theY saw big
ball or fire descend from the roof OF the building 10 the
street spinters from the nagpoe foil to the ground
After the storm bad subsided CapIaia Alaire OF the
Eldridge street police. went on tho roof aud found tho
nsgpple still In good condition. The lightning had
knocked on the iron rod ut the top ana had cut rrow
side OF tho pole TO point where the iron braces
from the roof met In circIlnH DaaL ihere an trace
weakened much by the encounter with the lightning
u the nppor part the city the storm was less violent
4 vas
slant rutary motion. Lightning was frequent and ia
vivid flashes followed by sharp reports In Central Park
as "S' Of anae sat followed we're deacnas The
wind high. but beyond few broken limbs damage
was reported last night 10 the trees In the park.
The lower portion OF the storm, as It approached
tn. city, moved down over the Bay be,
sboTs Bellows Island the cloud, appeared to have
gathered Independent centre reaching down aud
RarsodT. roddes. was eniireiy hidden from view by
the mist and ths falling torrents OF rain The bay was
shipping stripped and bare. long blue and yell
nash cut through the hay mass OF clouds aad an
shook with the crash that followed. several fol-
10 gcE and he sG He Bns on
the telephones sharply and hashes were emittsd by
the telegraph Instruments. For tue time the atmos-
phere arousd Bellows Island lled with electricity
a1s ~ e,ery Fash the head and extended arm OF
ths goddess could be sean through the dark
cloud and the as though Juno were welding tho
thundorbol Of Jove. Many thought the statue
have been struck but no reports OF any Injuries TO
trans on the Manhattan Beach Railroad delayed
an hoar by deep water In what Is known the tunnel
cro,sug The three feet deep. rising above
second step Of he cars and reaching the gates in tho
The storm yesterday afternoon aged with fury Jsr
sey city The poured down In torrents and flooded
nearly all the cellars In the lower part OF the city. dag
st.d on Kocss's Hall at Grove aud Morgan sts WAS
people W no were In the building felt slight shock
Mr Clarke. bookseeper ~ me Aygs office, says he
seemed TO him TO be ball Of fire descend on tho
oof OF fourstory brics nui'ding 30 1913 Greeness.
glance along metal cornice the adioung oliid-
Inc and fall 10 wooden awning. where IL broke into
fragments and dropped into the street Mr. Clark is pos
uve that the victim OF an optical delaslou.
The people living ths buildings fet no shock but they
Knew that the IigAtnng must have struck very close
some OF say they noticed suphurous odOr in the
The lightning made the fire alarm bells ring several
times and played numerous pranss with telephone
strumonts In the central telephone Ofnce there
almost coutnuou. snapping ana crao.ing for nearly
twonty minutes. Pic lightning seemed 10 play along the
wires operators were AFRAID 10 approach the in
s,ruments There was no damage done
III. dag,tan ON ths Iiobosen Forty House was splin
ter ed by lightning bolt and numbsro people who had
t.lon shelter In the building felt the shock aud
greatly frightened No serious damage mas osen 90
The violent rainstorm that struck Newark about 23o
D. H. Yesterday was accompanied by sOme remarkable
freaks OF lightning one bolt struck large pae tree in
Farmoun at Cemetery. The Waterman at the cemetery
stood with policeman about 800 yards away when thoy
saw ball OF dre about feet diameter. projected
the partly cleared sky The next Instant II struck
the tree AMI shattered To pieces ths bolt entering the
ground . nd exploding. From tho hole that mado
there ascendod thick blue smoke. smslInS strongly or
poicep an was Frustrated All that ned OF the tee
which WAS nearly thr6e feet thick at its base wa,
broken stump teD feet high Pieces OF the tree lay
scattered all over tho cemstery. The wachman subse-
queay found that the telephone wire IN tic Once was
AZ Fast orange " J.. the storm caused a washout OH
the tracks OF Norris and Essex Railroad the hign
side being carried down ny Tue FORCE
of The water travel was delayed for some time
The bakery OF Adam Frieund No 279 Springfield ave.
Newark was struck by bolt oflightning hasstsh IN
the top house shattered and the cornero the
house torn away. -,
hollow at Tompkinsave and tierryst' Williamsburg;
stores and cellars flooded and great amo1at OF
damage was done Passengers In the IonpklnrAvo
cara were stand tho seats OF the cars
while passing through the flooded district The water
in some places four foot deep.
A barr, on James Bruco's estate at Madison N j. was
struck by lightning yesterday and burned down Larm
hand named James wilson was stunned by the shock but
not seriously hurt
STORM on THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
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